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Nanbu Toshihisa was the 40th head of the [[Nanbu clan]], and second-to-last ''daimyô'' of [[Morioka han]]. He is also known as a poet.

Nanbu Toshihisa was the 40th head of the [[Nanbu clan]], and second-to-last ''daimyô'' of [[Morioka han]]. He is also known as a poet.

Born in Morioka, he was the third son of [[Nanbu Toshitada]], and the younger brother of [[Nanbu Toshitomo]]. He became head of the Nanbu clan in [[1849]], and married [[Tokugawa Akiko]] (Matsu-hime), younger sister of [[Tokugawa Yoshiatsu]], lord of [[Mito han]], shortly afterward.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 241.</ref> Toshihisa then served in a maritime defense post and as Kyoto ''shugo'' before being named Sakon'e no chûjô in [[1864]]. He studied under [[Mamiya Nagayoshi]] and [[Esashi Tsunehisa]], and rose to the [[court rank]] of Upper Third Rank.

Born in Morioka, he was the third son of [[Nanbu Toshitada]], and the younger brother of [[Nanbu Toshitomo]]. He became head of the Nanbu clan in [[1849]], and married [[Tokugawa Akiko]] (Matsu-hime), younger sister of [[Tokugawa Yoshiatsu]], lord of [[Mito han]], shortly afterward.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 241.</ref> Toshihisa then served in a maritime defense post helping to oversee the defense of [[Hakodate]] and surrounding areas,<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 645.; Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 2 (1937), 35, 36, 47ff.</ref> and also for a time as Kyoto ''shugo'' before being named Sakon'e no chûjô in [[1864]]. He studied under [[Mamiya Nagayoshi]] and [[Esashi Tsunehisa]], and rose to the [[court rank]] of Upper Third Rank.

Toshihisa fought alongside the [[Oetsu Reppan Domei|Ôetsu Reppan Dômei]], and lost in battle against the new [[Meiji government]]. Declared an enemy of the court, he was forced to forfeit his domain in [[1868]]/9, and to relocate to [[Tokyo]], where he was effectively placed under house arrest. His son [[Nanbu Toshiyuki]], meanwhile, succeeded him as 41st head of the Nanbu clan, and as lord of [[Iwashiro Shiraishi han]].

Toshihisa fought alongside the [[Oetsu Reppan Domei|Ôetsu Reppan Dômei]], and lost in battle against the new [[Meiji government]]. Declared an enemy of the court, he was forced to forfeit his domain in [[1868]]/9, and to relocate to [[Tokyo]], where he was effectively placed under house arrest. His son [[Nanbu Toshiyuki]], meanwhile, succeeded him as 41st head of the Nanbu clan, and as lord of [[Iwashiro Shiraishi han]].